Motorola Moto Z3 Play vs Samsung Galaxy Note 8 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ Comparison
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Motorola Moto Z3 Play
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Samsung Galaxy Note 8
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Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
Compare Motorola Moto Z3 Play and Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Motorola Moto Z3 Play | Samsung Galaxy Note 8 | Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2018, June | 2017, August | 2015, August |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 156.5 x 76.5 x 6.8 mm | 6.16 x 6.16 x 3.01 in | 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm | 6.4 x 6.4 x 2.94 in | 154.4 x 75.8 x 6.9 mm | 6.08 x 6.08 x 2.98 in |
| Weight | 156 g | 5.5 oz | 195 g | 6.88 oz | 153 g | 5.4 oz |
| Body Build | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame (6000 series) | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Deep Indigo, Onyx Black (128/6GB only) | Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Gray, Deep Sea Blue, Star Pink (Taiwan only) | Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan, White Pearl, Pink |
| Battery | 3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 3300 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 22 h (3G) Music play - Up to 74 h |
Talking time - Up to 20 h (3G) Music play - Up to 66 h |
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| Approximate price | 400 EUR | 550 EUR | 530 EUR |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | 16M |
| Screen size | 6.01" in | 6.3" in | 5.7" in |
| Screen area | 93.2 cm2 | 101.1 cm2 | 88.5 cm2 |
| Screen format | 18:9 (height:width) | 18.5:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) |
| Screen to body ratio | 77.9% | 83.2% | 75.6% |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2160 px | 1440 x 2960 px | 1440 x 2560 px |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 402 PPI | 521 PPI | 518 PPI |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 |
| Other specs | - HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Dual | 12 MP, Dual | 16 MP, Single |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.7, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF -5 MP, depth sensor |
-12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6'', 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom |
-16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF |
| Functions | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. |
| DxOMark Main Score | 94 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 100 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 84 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 8 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | 5 MP, Single |
| Specifications | 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 24mm (wide), 1.12µm | 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF | 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide) |
| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1440p@30fps | 1440p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 8.1 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie) | Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) | Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat); TouchWiz UI |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm) | - Exynos 8895 Octa (10 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China |
- Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) |
| CPU | - Octa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260 | - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA -Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China |
- Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) |
| GPU | Adreno 509 | Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA Adreno 540 - USA & China |
Mali-T760MP8 |
| External memory | microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | No |
| Internal memory | 128 GB, 6 GB RAM (Brazil only) 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM | 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 259278 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 367 | 257 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1327 | 815 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1318 | 679 | |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 554 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 345 | 243 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1509 | 928 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1299 | 1792 | 1309 |
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 4851 | 6277 | 4059 |
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 9051 | 2914 | |
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 3822 | 1666 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Nano-SIM |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G928T, G928A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G928I, G928G HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G928F -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800) - G928T LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800) - G928A LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 26(850), 28(700), 40(2300) - G928I, G928G LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850) - G928F |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps/ LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, magnetic connector, USB On-The-Go | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | microUSB 2.0, USB Host |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.22 W/kg (head) 1.48 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.22 W/kg (head) 0.58 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio | No | No |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | Yes |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
- 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging 15W - Splash and dust resistant |
- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -Stylus |
- ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation --Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - - |
| Versions |
- Versions: N950F (Single SIM: Europe, Australia); N950FD (Global Dual SIM: Europe, LATAM, Brazil; Australia); N950U/U1 (USA); N950W (Canada); N9500 (China); N950N (South Korea) Also known as Samsung Ga |
- Versions: G928F (Europe); G928G (India); G928T (T-Mobile); G928A (AT&T); G928I (Australia, New Zealand, Singapore) |